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Housing in DE4 4FT

What the homes in DE4 4FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wirksworth
Council
Derbyshire Dales
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,552 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (46.4%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DE4 4FTEngland
Detached46.4%22.9%
Semi-detached37.2%31.5%
Terraced12.5%23%
Purpose-built flat2.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE4 4FT area is above that, at 77.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 51% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

DE4 4FT
78%
12%
England
  • Owned77.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.9%20.5%
  • Social rented12.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE4 4FTEngland
Owned outright51%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE4 4FTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.6%. 19.5% of households include dependent children.

DE4 4FTEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Derbyshire Dales

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Derbyshire Dales, August 2026, +9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Derbyshire DalesEngland
All homes£819£1,459
One bedroom£593£1,195
Two bedrooms£760£1,335
Three bedrooms£909£1,489
Four or more£1,352£2,161
Detached£1,089£1,640
Semi-detached£886£1,449
Terraced£768£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE4 4FT sits in (Wirksworth): about 1,552 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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